Palak Paneer/Spinach With Cottage Cheese

Ingredients:

Spinach/Palak - 1 big bunch

Paneer - 125 gms

Tomato - 1 big (Blanched and pureed)

Onion - 1 medium (blanched and make a paste)

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Green chilies - 2 (slit lengthwise)

Red chili powder - 1 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 1/2 tsps

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Kasuri methi - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Salt - to taste

Heavy whipping cream - 2 tbsp (Optional)

or

Whole Milk - 2 tbsp

Oil - 2 tbsps

Ghee - 1 tsp

Method:

Discard the coarse stem of the spinach, blanch in hot water for 2 mins. Make a paste out of it and keep aside.

Fry the paneer cubes in ghee till golden brown and soak in warm water for 15 mins and drain.

Add oil in a heavy bottomed pan and splutter cumin seeds.

Add the onion paste, ginger garlic paste, slit green chilies and saute till golden brown.

Add chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and mix everything well.

Add the tomato puree and let it cook for 5 to 6 mins on medium heat.

Add the palak paste and cook for 6 to 7 mins till it becomes thick.

Add the fried paneer cubes and mix. Cover it and cook on medium heat for 5 mins.

Add water if the mixture is too thick. Add salt.

Add kasuri methi, garam masala, cream and mix everything well.

Cover it and cook for another 3 to 5 mins.

Serve hot with roti or naan.

Note:

You can replace heavy with half and half or milk. But if you want creamy consistency, use cream.